The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-07
have received their final reading in the

| have received their final reading in til
House.
: Senator Murray's bill to provide tha
no pardon should operate to restor
political rights, unless such purpos
Should be distinctly stated IN the pardon
was killed.
Among bills passed their third readin;
in the Senate are:
\ bill to empower the Charleston, Gin
cinna,i an, Chicago Railroad Company t
mor, gag" It's property and franchise and t
cautirm existing mortgages.
10 provide for the relief OF certain Con
fcdera;c soldiers, sailors and widows o
same.
10 arrnd Section 1895 of the Genera
Statutes Of his State, relating to postin:
the schedule o: passenger trains belllnt
time
10 amend Part I, Title MI, Chapter NJ
of the General Statutes. relating 10 tht
manner Of acquiring tbe right of way b.
corporations. so as TO add thereto an addi
tional sectioo to be known as Section 1851
To prohibit Trial Justices who receive
salaries in criminal business to charge OF
receive any fees.
The bill to provide for scholarships in
! the South Carolina College was killed.
The bill u require railroad companies tC
keep open an otfica with some officer au
thnrizcd TO act for such compani:s in this
State was PASSED to third reading.
! Senator Bemphiil introduced q joint
resolution providing committee 20 inquire
into the charges of poor food being fur
Iishcd to The patients Of the Lunatic Asy-
lum.
In the Senate the following are some OF
the bills which have been passed to a
third reading:
Bill to amend the charter of the Sum
merville Street Railway and Hotel Compa-
ny: Bill to amend Section = of an Act en-
titled AN act To regulate the number and
pay Of Trial Justices of Oconee county;
Bill 70 allow cities, towns, villages an'!
townships interested in the construction OF
he Caroiina, Cumberland Gap apd Chicago
Railroad, which have net heretofore voted
subscriptions 10 the capital Stack Of said
railroad company, to vote the same: Bill to
empower the Charleston, Cincinnatti ard
Chicago Railroad Company 10 mortgage its
property and franchises and TO confirm eX.
isting mortgages; Bill to repeal an ACT en-
titled "An Act t. regulate the fees of ply,
sicians and surgeo oa; for teStifyiDg in Grim.
nal cases, etc; Bill IL prohibit the County
Commissioners VI Sumter from granting
aid to outside poo, .un 'ess they be disabled
Confederate veterans; Bill to prohibit Trial
Justices who receive Salaries in criminal
busiXeSS to charge Oh receive and fees: Bill
to amend the statutes relating to dentists;
Bill 10 amend Section 1895 of lie Genera!
Statutes of this S ale, relating to posting
the schedule Of passenger trains behind
time: Bill! 10 amend Part l, Title MI, and
Chapter NJ, OF the General Statutes Of
South Carolina, relating 10 the manner OF
acquiring the right of way by corporations,
SO rs TO add thereto IN ado; ;tlonal Section
10 be known as Section l55la.
To amend Section 144S Of the General
Statutes, relating to settlements for frelShts
between railroads and consignees:
To require railroad companies 10 keep
open an office with some officer authorized
to act for such companies in this State;
To allow uHimproved lands, which have
not been on the tax books since 1915, to be
listed without penalty;
Providing mode of ascertaining the
names OF registered voters convicted Of dis
qualifying crimes and requiring their mar cs
to be erased by the Superviscrof Rcsistra-
ton;
To amend Sections 1858 and 2061 of the
General Statutes, in relation the custodian
OF minors.
To provide tor the payment of the claim
Of the late Judge 4. j. Shaw;
To amend Section 50 Of the General
Statutes OF Sonth Carolina, relating to the
qualifications of electors:
To amend an Act entitled can Act to
facilitate the giving of bonds required by
law approved December 26, 1854 50 far
as the SAME affects clerks and officers OF
banks and banking institutions and railway
companies;
To amend Section 152, Of the General
Statutes, relating to election expenses;
The bill TO regulate the rate of interest
on loans in his State was killed.
! The bill 10 regulate criminal practice in
the Courts of Generate Sessions was read
the third time ip the House and returned to
the Senate with amendments.
Mr. Pope's bill to establish and maintain
home for disabled soldiers and seamen OF
the Confederate army and navy residing in
! this State at this time and for the govern
mcnt of the same, was passed to a third
reading.
The following resolution was concurred
in by the House and ordered to be returned
| to the Senate:
| Whereas grave reflections have been
made in the public prints against the
officers of the State Lunat:c Asylum with
respect to the food furnished for the use OF
! is inmates: and whereas it is due to tbs
officers aud inmates Of said institution thai
the charges be investigated; therefore, be il
| ReWced, By the Senate and House OF
Representatives concurring therein, that
committee consisting OF two from the Sen
ate and three from the House Of Representa-
! tives be appointed By the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House respect
! lively TO investigate said charges and to re
! port therein to the present General Assem-
! tly.